Asian Art I - 12th November 2014

Lot 24

λ Six Chinese agate snuff bottles 19th century

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £8200

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Description

λ Six Chinese agate snuff bottles 19th century, one carved as twin fish, the others of ovoid form, each carved in relief variously with a deer and a crane, a horse and monkey, a bear and bird and figures, the last plain with ruyi-shaped handles, 8cm max. (6)

Provenance: from the estate of Johanna Joan Austin, member of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1975-2013.